YHA Blog
Here at YHA, we have pledged to our members that we will come back stronger through the pandemic. The pledge was made at our virtual AGM on 7th November. At the AGM, we announced that we have launched a public survey with the aim of involving society in the future...
In support of the Save Outdoor Education movement, the Access Unlimited coalition is offering practical support, research and evidence to government as it develops the roadmap for safely re-opening the sector. The coalition of not-for-profit school residential and...
The future of youth hostelling lies in the hands of local MPs. We have joined voices with the colleagues from across independent hostels to lead the plea for MPs to add our signature to a tabled motion in Parliament. The motion asks the government for help to...
We are delighted to announce that we have secured a significant grant from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. This vital funding is from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage and the Heritage Stimulus Fund - funded by Government and administered...
The restorative benefits of the outdoors and nature and the important role they must play the nation’s post COVID-19 recovery, will be captured in a new research project at YHA. We have received £40,000 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to enable...
We caught up with two hostel managers in very different locations to find out what life has been like since our hostels closed as a consequence of coronavirus.Sean, hostel manager at YHA Liverpool CentralMy name’s Sean, I joined YHA in spring 2018 as hostel manager...
As a society, we owe so much to the carers and key workers who have kept us going through this awful time. With our 90th anniversary appeal, we’re fundraising to provide free rest and recuperation breaks for NHS staff and frontline workers, as well as low-income...
London’s NHS and frontline workers are being offered free overnight accommodation by YHA (England & Wales). We have been awarded £45,000 of funding from London Community Response. The grant has enabled us to provide free accommodation at YHA London Central on...
#blacklivesmatter - staff and members of YHA are proud to connect to a charity which has been clear about the need for equality since its founding 90 years ago, our charitable objects start with “YHA is for all” and this sign sits proudly on the wall of hostels....
In December last year YHA, The Outward Bound Trust, Scouts, Girlguiding, Field Studies Council and the National Parks came together as a coalition of non-for-profit school residential and educational providers.Our aim is simple; to ensure that there are...
Access to the outdoors and spending time together in it, is more important than ever for families, a national *survey by the 90-year-old youth charity YHA (England & Wales) has found. The survey results, which were published by YHA on its 90th anniversary (10...
YHA (England & Wales)’s drive to enable more young people leading challenging lives to access employment in the outdoors has taken a step forward thanks to a grant from Sport England. The leading youth charity is one of 16 projects to receive a share of £1...
